Stars may be taken to represent believers. In the following passages of Holy Writ a resemblance will be found between the two.
1. Made. "He made the stars also" (Gen 1:16). "Created in Christ Jesus" (Eph 2:10).
2. Sealed. "Sealeth up the stars" (Job 9:7). "Sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise" (Eph 1:13).
3. Exalted. "Behold the height of the stars" (Job 22:12). "Made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Eph 2:6).
4. Not pure. "The stars are not pure in His sight" (Job 25:5). "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves" (1Jo 1:8).
5. Ordained. "The stars, which Thou hast ordained" (Psa 8:3). "I have chosen you, and ordained you," &c. (Jhn 15:16).
6. To rule. "The stars to rule by night" (Psa 136:9). "He that overcometh…will I give power over the nations, and he shall rule them with a rod of iron" (Rev 2:26-27).
7. Numbered. "He telleth the number of the stars" (Psa 147:4). "The Lord knoweth them that are His" (2Ti 2:19).
8. Called. "He calleth them all by their names" (Psa 147:4). "He calleth His own sheep by name" (Jhn 10:3).
9. Praising. "Praise Him, all ye stars of light" (Psa 148:3). "To the praise of the glory of His grace" (Eph 1:6).
10. Light-givers. "The stars for a light by night" (Jer 31:35). "Ye are the light of the world" (Mat 5:14).
11. Differing. "One star differeth from another star in glory" (1Cr 15:41). "Diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit" (1Cr 12:4).
12. Held. "He had in His right hand seven stars" (Rev 1:16). "My sheep…shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand" (Jhn 10:27-28).